This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.

POTUS’ Schedule*

9:30 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

2:15 p.m. PDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT will tape an episode of the Jennifer Hudson Show

4:05 p.m. PDT – THE VICE PRESISDENT will tour and deliver remarks at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator to highlight how the Biden-Harris Administration is investing in America and supporting entrepreneurs to build a clean energy future for all

*The U.S. President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change, as is the White House press briefing schedule.

Recap of Friday-Sunday, April 14-16, 2023

Note: All colored text denotes hyperlinks.

The White House

April 16

• Statement from President Joe Biden on Last Night’s Gun Violence

• Press Release:  President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to Belfast, Northern Ireland to Attend the 25th Anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement

• Statement from President Joe Biden on Orthodox Easter

• Remarks by Vice President Harris at a March for Reproductive Rights

April 15

• Disaster Declaration:  President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Indiana Disaster Declaration

• Remarks by President Biden After Air Force One Arrival

April 14

• Statement from President Joe Biden on Arrest in National Security Leak Case

• Remarks by President Biden and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of the Republic of Ireland Before Air Force One Departure

• Remarks by President Biden to the People of County Mayo

• Remarks by Vice President Harris at the National Action Network National Convention

• Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Supreme Court Administrative Stay

• Statement on Upcoming Bilateral Meeting Between President Joe Biden and President Gustavo Petro of Colombia (April 20)

• Joint Statement from Canada, Mexico and the United States following the First North America Trilateral Fentanyl Committee Meeting

• Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Historic Actions Against Global Illicit Fentanyl Network

• Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Welcoming the Breakthrough Prisoner Exchange in Yemen

• Readout from NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on Senior Official Travel to Saudi Arabia

• Press Release:  What They Are Saying | Members of Congress, Local Leaders, Immigration Advocates and More Celebrate the Biden Administration’s Expansion of the Affordable Care Act to DACA Recipients

• Nominations:  President Biden Names Thirty-Second Round of Judicial Nominees

• Appointments:  President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions

• Proclamation on National Volunteer Week, 2023

• Proclamation on Days of Remembrance of Victims of The Holocaust, 2023

Department of Defense (DOD)

• Joint Statement of the 13th Defense Trilateral Talks

• Press Release:  DoD Strengthens Supply Chain for Solid Rocket Motors

• Press Release:  Navy to Christen Future U.S. Navy Ship Cleveland

• Advisory:  Secretary of Defense to Visit Sweden Followed by Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting at Ramstein Air Base, Germany

• Contracts for April 14, 2023

Department of State

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on travel to Japan from April 17-18.

Daily Schedule | Monday, April 17, 2023

Asia-Pacific

• April 15:  Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability

• April 15:  Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh

• April 14:  Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Before Their Meeting

• April 15:  Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son

• April 15:  Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son Before Their Meeting

• April 15:  Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

• April 15:  Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong Before Their Meeting

• April 15:  Statement | Department of State Begins Construction on New U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam

• April 15:  Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the New U.S. Embassy Hanoi Campus Groundbreaking

• April 16:  Interview | Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Nguyen My Linh of VTC1 and VietnamNet

Africa

• April 15:  Statement | Update on the Situation in Sudan

Europe, Ukraine

• April 14:  Statement | Building a Future Ukraine in Partnership with the Private Sector

NATO

• April 14:  Statement | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Participation in the 18th Annual NATO Conference on Weapons of Mass Destruction Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, April 17-20

Middle East

• April 14:  Statement | The United States Welcomes Release of Detainees from Yemeni Conflict

Western Hemisphere

• April 14:  Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Argentine Foreign Minister Cafiero in Buenos Aires

• April 14:  Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Argentina Secretary of Mining, Fernanda Ávila, and Argentina Secretary of Energy, Flavia Royon, in Buenos Aires

• April 14:  Advisory | Assistant Secretary Holmgren’s Travel to Seattle

Fentanyl

• April 14:  Statement | U.S. Actions Targeting Transnational Criminals for Illicit Fentanyl Activity

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

• Readout:  Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman Meets with OECD Development Assistance Committee Chairman Ambassador Carsten Staur

• Readout:  Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman Bilateral Meeting and MOU Signing Ceremony with Portugal’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Francisco André

• Readout:  Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman’s Meeting with President of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Odile Renauld-Basso

• Advisory:  Deputy Administrator Paloma Adams-Allen Travels to Fayetteville, North Carolina, for MOU Signing (April 18)

U.S. Mission to the United Nations (UN)

• Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the Burma Regime Airstrike

• Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the Inaugural Minority-Serving Institutions Conference

• Advisory:  Interior Secretary Haaland and Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield to lead U.S. Delegation to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Department of the Treasury

• Readout:  Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni and European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services, and the Capital Markets Union Mairead McGuinness

• Readout:  Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Minister of Economy and Finance of Italy Giancarlo Giorgetti

• Readout:  Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeymo’s Meeting with Lithuanian Minister of Finance Gintarė Skaistė

• Readout:  Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeymo’s Meeting with Latvian Minister of Finance Arvils Ašeradens

• Readout:  Treasury Convenes Roundtable Discussion on Inflation Reduction Act Incentives for Underserved Communities

• Sanctions:  U.S. Sanctions Suppliers of Precursor Chemicals for Fentanyl Production

• Sanctions List Updates:  Counter Narcotics Designations; Russia-related Designations Updates

The Federal Reserve

• Press Release:  Federal Reserve Board announces its approval for UBS Group AG to acquire the U.S. subsidiaries of Credit Suisse Group AG

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

• Press Release:  SEC Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Amendments to Exchange Act Rule 3b-16 and Provides Supplemental Information

Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases

April 15

• Statement from Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on the 10th Anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings

April 14

• Press Release:  Justice Department Announces Charges Against Sinaloa Cartel’s Global Operation

• Speech:  Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks on Charges Against Sinaloa Cartel’s Global Operation

• Speech:  Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks on Charges Against Sinaloa Cartel’s Global Operation

• Press Release:  Nine Defendants Sentenced in $126M Compounding Fraud Scheme

• Press Release:  Brothers Charged for Stealing Millions of Dollars in COVID-19 Relief Funds

• Press Release:  Podiatrist and Patient Recruiter Convicted for $8.5M Compounding Fraud Scheme

• Press Release:  Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down Detroit Tax Preparation Business

• Press Release:  Seven New England Fishermen Charged with Tax Evasion and Failing to File Returns

• Press Release:  Businessman Charged in Fraud Scheme to Conceal $38M from the IRS

• Press Release:  Construction Firm Owner Sentenced for Employment Tax Evasion

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

• DHS Press Release:  Operation Blue Lotus Stops Over 4,000 Pounds of Fentanyl in First Month

• CBP Press Release:  Laredo Sector Border Patrol arrests convicted sex offender (Texas)

• CBP Press Release:  El Paso CBP officers seize more than $320,000 in unreported currency (Texas)

• CBP Press Release:  Laredo Sector Border Patrol halted a human smuggling attempt (Texas)

• CBP Press Release:  CBP officers, agriculture specialists intercept 10 live roosters at Laredo Port of Entry in two separate enforcement actions (Texas)

• CBP Press Release:  Laredo Sector Border Patrol participated at various outreach events in the community (Texas)

• CBP Press Release:  Off-duty CBP officer renders lifesaving aid to victim of motor vehicle accident (Washington State)

• CBP Press Release:  CBP Announces Solicitation for NII Anomaly Detection Algorithm (Washington, D.C.)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Link to daily press releases

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

• Readout of Ambassador Tai’s Meeting with Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• Press Release:  Chairwoman Rosenworcel & Boston Mayor Wu Promote ACP Enrollment

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

• Press Release:  CFPB Announces Revised Methodology for Determining Average Prime Offer Rates

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

• Press Release:  At Spring Meetings, DFC Collaborates with Government and Private Sector Leaders to Advance Development and Foreign Policy Priorities

U.S. Export-Import (EXIM) Bank

• Press Release:  EXIM Bank Chair Reta Jo Lewis, Director Owen Herrnstadt Address United Steelworkers Executive Board in Pittsburgh

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Fact Sheet:  USDA Continues Partner Engagement to Mitigate Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza for 2023 Season

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Press Release:  EPA Publishes a New Online Resource to Help Prevent Heavy Metal Exposures in Children

• Link to other EPA press releases

Department of Labor

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor announces $5M funding opportunity to attract, retain women in Registered Apprenticeships, nontraditional occupations

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor announces $44M in grants available for job training, services in rural communities

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor announces $10.5M funding availability to support mine safety, health training, education

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor sues Kansas City-area painting contractor to recover $102K in overtime wages, damages for 29 employees

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor recovers $286K in back wages, damages for 143 painters, other employees denied overtime wages by San Bernardino contractor

Health & Human Services (HHS)

• Fact Sheet:  HHS Announces Intent to Amend the Declaration Under the PREP Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19

• Letter to U.S. Governors from HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on renewing COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) (termination May 11)

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

• Press Release:  FDA Roundup | April 14, 2023

Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

• Press Release:  Secretary Marcia L. Fudge Convenes First-Ever U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Meeting